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How to Unzip PASSWORD PROTECTED file using Batch Script via 7Zip?

I have the following batch code that currently unzips files using 7Zip:

for /R "%zipFilePath%" %%I in ("*.zip") do (
  "C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" x -y -o"%%~dpI" "%%~fI" 
)

However, I now need to unzip password protected files and I'm not sure where to pass a variable password into the current code.

I think based on www.7Zip.org, I'd have to do something:

-pPASSWORD

where PASSWORD is the password. But I've tried a few different locations in my code for the -p, but can't get it to execute properly.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Solution

  • Solved it!

    To make it easy to see where the password goes, I've made it a variable.

    @echo off
set yourZipPassword=[ENTER YOUR PASSWORD HERE]
set yourFolderPath=[ENTER YOUR PATH HERE]

for /R "%yourFolderPath%" %%I in ("*.zip") do (
  "C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" x -p%yourZipPassword% -y -o"%%~dpI" "%%~fI" 
)